List two disadvantages we will face while farming
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The Disadvantages of Organic Farming-
1. It’s a Whole Lot More Work
It takes a whole lot of hard work to successfully grow crops organically. There is a high amount of farmer interaction time with their crops. Whether it be to ensure that the plants remain pest free in an organic way, or to act as weed prevention, the time required is significantly higher than plants and crops produced industrially.
2. The Consumer Pays The Price
Organic foods in the supermarket are infamously higher than others. This is one of the biggest reasons that people do not fully support the use of organic farming, and not nearly enough people are enjoying the great benefits that it could bring. For example, a pound of non organic red peppers cost right around $2.76, while a pound of organic red peppers run a whopping $5.89! That’s double the price!
3. Cross Breeding Happens
GMO crops, also known as genetically modified crops, are plants whose DNA structure have been altered. These seeds, once planted, create GMO crops. These crops then produce seeds and the patter continues. It is very difficult to truly tell if an organic seed has not been affected by GMO’s in anyway. This cross breeding could completely wipe out the idea of organic and non GMO crops very soon.
The Disadvantages of Specialized Farming-
1. There is greater risk: When failure of crop and decreasing market price of the product, demand in market of product.
2. It is not possible to maintain soil fertility-lack of crop rotation.
3. The productive resources i.e. land; labor and capital are not fully utilized.
4. Irregular income of the farm as they get income only once or twice in a year.
5. Proper Utilization of resources is not possible.
6. By product of crop are not property utilized, as numbers of livestock’s are less in number.
7. Due to specialization of a single enterprise, the knowledge about other enterprises vainness.
8. Does not help in supplying all the food needs of the family members of the farmer.